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Solo Tone
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Grateful Dead
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarDoug Irwin 'Tiger' custom guitar
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIb
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1980. Jerry Garcia's 'Tiger' was his main guitar for studio and live work during this era. No direct evidence of pedal use on the studio solo, but effects are audible. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smootharticulate and clearslightly compressed highstouch-sensitivesinging sustainmild breakupdynamic and expressiverounded attacksubtle reverb and delaystudio clarity
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced phrasing, dynamic control, and expressive articulation, but does not involve extreme speed or advanced techniques like sweep picking.
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Original Gear
GuitarDoug Irwin 'Tiger' custom guitar
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIb
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1980. Jerry Garcia's 'Tiger' was his main guitar for studio and live work during this era. No direct evidence of pedal use on the studio solo, but effects are audible. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smootharticulate and clearslightly compressed highstouch-sensitivesinging sustainmild breakupdynamic and expressiverounded attacksubtle reverb and delaystudio clarity
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced phrasing, dynamic control, and expressive articulation, but does not involve extreme speed or advanced techniques like sweep picking.